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Sequoyah High School

Q: Is Sequoyah High School a good school?

Sequoyah High School ranks 240 th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 389 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 38% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Sequoyah High School is a public high school located in Madisonville, Tennessee, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 801 students. The school is part of the Monroe County School District, which is ranked 128 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sequoyah High School's academic performance, as measured by TNReady test scores, is generally below the state and county averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Algebra I (25.8%), Algebra II (21.3%), and US History (20.5%) were lower than the state averages of 29.4%, 34.6%, and 38.6%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly weak in certain subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with low socioeconomic status, who rank in the bottom quartile of Tennessee high schools in these categories. Sequoyah High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 83.1% and 89.2% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state average, and the school's dropout rate has also been higher than the state average, ranging from 4.1% to 8.9% in recent years.

Sequoyah High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 136 and 240 out of 389 Tennessee high schools, with a 2-3 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby McMinn High School, Tellico Plains High School, and Sweetwater High School, but it performs better than Lenoir City High School. To improve, the school may need to focus on targeted interventions and strategies to address its key areas of concern, such as low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and low graduation rates.

766

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,495

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3128 Hwy 411
Madisonville, TN 37354

(423) 442-9230

District: Monroe County

Feeder schools for Sequoyah High School:

Elementary:	Madisonville Intermediate School
	Madisonville Primary
	Vonore Elementary
Middle:	Madisonville Middle School
	Vonore Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.0%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (28% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (82% vs 90%)

!Dropout rate above the Tennessee average (14% vs 7%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg27%

Tennessee avg40%

240^th of 389

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Monroe County

128^th of 139Monroe County among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	240 of 389	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	177 of 392	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	196 of 384	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	212 of 358	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	148 of 347	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	136 of 342	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	185 of 341	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.3	211 of 273	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.6	194 of 351	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.0	147 of 300	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.0	145 of 296	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.2	166 of 285	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	71.4	82 of 269	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.1	180 of 273	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.2	206 of 267	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2022	34.4	136 of 222	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	194 of 365	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	127 of 365	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	168 of 366	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	180 of 350	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.1	81 of 340	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	118 of 337	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	159 of 213	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	115 of 209	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	127 of 202	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	163 of 189	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	117 of 180	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	102 of 153	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	146 of 159	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	282 of 324	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	147 of 337	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	159 of 330	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	163 of 322	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	173 of 317	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	152 of 302	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	131 of 308	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	274 of 368	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.8	206 of 366	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	220 of 359	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	235 of 349	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	221 of 332	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	159 of 329	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	101 of 198	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	120 of 183	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	81 of 127	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.7	26 of 159	83.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	242 of 323	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	196 of 326	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	213 of 325	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	229 of 312	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	179 of 306	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	152 of 301	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	202 of 307	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2022)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

English II41%-14 vs state

Biology I32%-13 vs state

English I28%-11 vs state

Algebra I26%-4 vs state

Geometry24%-13 vs state

Algebra II21%-13 vs state

US History20%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

This school is too small for the amount of kids that attend. There are so many students that extra teachers have been hire but since there are not enough classrooms these teachers have to move around to an available room each class period. With a student body that large and over packed classrooms the teachers have little control. It is not fair the teacher or the kids. I am extreamly disappointed. Close Quote

Schools Near Sequoyah High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Algebra II (2025)			TNReady Biology I (2025)				TNReady US History (2025)				TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sequoyah High School	Public	9-12	3128 Hwy 411	Madisonville	37354	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(423) 442-9230	801	50	16.0		663 (82.8%)	13 (1.6%)	88 (11.0%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.5%)	36.4	240^th of 389 public high schools	38.3%		48.7	177^th of 392 public high schools	54.8%	63	25.8	25.8		21.6	21.3	75.0	29.7		32.4		19.4	30.0	20.5	28.0	28.0	41.6	40.7		24.6	9.1	23.7	$12,495	$726	$10,681
Sweetwater High School	Public	9-12	414 South High ST	Sweetwater	37874	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(423) 337-7881	582	34	17.0		455 (78.2%)	20 (3.4%)	85 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	31.4	270^th of 389 public high schools	30.6%		35.5	249^th of 392 public high schools	36.5%	21	21.1	20.9	22.4	23.2	22.3		27.4		37.7		21.6		21.6	34.1	34.1	41.1	41.1					$11,949	$693	$10,570
Tellico Plains High School	Public	9-12	9180 Hwy 68	Tellico Plains	37385	Monroe County	Monroe County	No	No	No	No	(423) 253-2550	442	26	17.1		409 (92.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	37.4	233^rd of 389 public high schools	40.1%		44.4	200^th of 392 public high schools	49.0%	33	22.4	22.4		31.0	34.4		28.0		30.3					30.3	30.3	39.8	40.4		16.7	21.1	18.2	$13,040	$731	$11,387
Loudon High School	Public	9-12	1039 Mulberry ST	Loudon	37774	Loudon County	Loudon County	No	No	No	No	(865) 458-4326	750	53	14.2		532 (70.9%)	16 (2.1%)	176 (23.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (2.3%)	52.8	158^th of 389 public high schools	59.4%		57.8	131^st of 392 public high schools	66.6%	27	15.0	14.8	92.9	29.9	37.2	78.3		31.1	37.7		39.0		40.1	30.8	31.2	62.5	60.1		35.8		34.0	$12,496	$569	$11,453
Central High School	Public	9-12	145 Co Road 461	Englewood	37329	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	No	(423) 263-5541	619	46	13.6		520 (84.0%)	16 (2.6%)	51 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	63.2	104^th of 389 public high schools	73.3%		66.8	88^th of 392 public high schools	77.6%	16	24.6	23.7	86.7	51.3	48.3	94.1	38.8		46.2					35.8	34.3	62.2	60.3		29.1		30.2	$12,506	$511	$11,159
Lenoir City High School	Public	9-12	1485 Old Hwy 95	Lenoir City	37771	Loudon County	Lenoir City	No	No	No	No	(865) 986-2072	1,233	59	21.0		791 (64.2%)	23 (1.9%)	358 (29.0%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.4%)	69.5	79^th of 389 public high schools	79.7%		64.2	99^th of 392 public high schools	74.7%	20	28.8	27.9	88.9	25.5	35.4		53.6		53.4	60.0	42.6		43.0	51.7	51.0	64.8	60.7		33.5		39.7	$12,326	$379	$11,579
McMinn High School	Public	9-12	2215 Congress Pkwy	Athens	37303	McMinn County	McMinn County	No	No	No	No	(423) 745-4142	1,307	82	15.9		998 (76.4%)	81 (6.2%)	134 (10.3%)	19 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (5.6%)	44.3	201^st of 389 public high schools	48.3%		47.1	188^th of 392 public high schools	52.0%	13	17.2	17.1	90.3	27.3	32.4	84.4	32.0	19.0	36.6		10.5		11.1	40.7	40.6	47.8	47.6	85.2	20.2		23.3	$10,890	$645	$9,441

Frequently Asked Questions about Sequoyah High School

Is Sequoyah High School a good school?

Sequoyah High School ranks 240^th of 389 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sequoyah High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended Sequoyah High School.

What schools feed into Sequoyah High School?

Sequoyah High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Madisonville Intermediate School
Elementary : Madisonville Primary
Elementary : Vonore Elementary
Middle : Madisonville Middle School
Middle : Vonore Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Sequoyah High School?

Students at Sequoyah High School are 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Sequoyah High School in?

Monroe County

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